ʻEkisotosi 17
1 Pea naʻe fononga ʻae fakataha kotoa pē ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he toafa ʻo Sini, ʻi he anga ʻo honau ngaahi fononga, ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻonau ʻapitanga ʻi Lefitimi: pea naʻe ʻikai ha vai ʻi ai ke inu ʻe he kakai.
Jumuiya yote ya Israeli ikaondoka kutoka Jangwa la Sini, ikisafiri kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine kama Bwana alivyoagiza. Wakapiga kambi huko Refidimu, lakini hapakuwa na maji ya watu kunywa.
2 Ko ia naʻe lea fakamamahi ai ʻae kakai kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, “Tuku mai ha vai kiate kimautolu ke mau inu.” Pea pehē ʻe Mōsese kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻoku mou tautea ai au? Ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻahiʻahi kovi ai kia Sihova?”
Kwa hiyo wakagombana na Mose wakisema, “Tupe maji ya kunywa.” Mose akajibu, “Mbona mnagombana nami? Kwa nini mnamjaribu Bwana?”
3 Pea naʻe holi ʻae kakai ki he vai; pea lāunga ʻae kakai kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā kuo ke ʻomi ai ʻakimautolu mei ʻIsipite ke tāmateʻi ʻakimautolu mo e mau fānau, mo e mau fanga manu ʻaki ʻae fie inu?”
Lakini watu walikuwa na kiu huko, wakanungʼunika dhidi ya Mose, wakisema, “Kwa nini ulitutoa kule Misri, ukatuleta hapa utuue kwa kiu sisi, watoto wetu na mifugo yetu?”
4 Pea naʻe tangi ʻa Mōsese kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā te u fai ki he kakai ni? ʻOku nau meimei tolongaki au ʻaki ʻae maka.”
Kisha Mose akamlilia Bwana, akasema, “Niwafanyie nini watu hawa? Sasa wanakaribia kunipiga kwa mawe.”
5 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “ʻAlu atu ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻi he kakai, pea ʻalu mo koe ʻae mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli: mo ho tokotoko ʻaia naʻa ke tā ʻaki ʻae vaitafe, toʻo ia ʻi ho nima, mo ke ʻalu.
Bwana akamjibu Mose, “Pita mbele ya watu. Wachukue pamoja nawe baadhi ya wazee wa Israeli, ichukue mkononi mwako ile fimbo uliyopiga nayo Mto Naili, nawe uende.
6 Vakai, te u tuʻu ʻi ho ʻao ʻi ai ʻi he maka ʻi Holepi; pea te ke tā ʻae maka pea ʻe tupu mei ai ʻae vai, koeʻuhi ke inu ai ʻae kakai.” Pea naʻe fai ia ʻe Mōsese ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli.
Huko nitasimama mbele yako karibu na mwamba wa Horebu. Uupige mwamba na maji yatatoka ndani yake kwa ajili ya watu kunywa.” Kwa hiyo Mose akafanya haya mbele ya wazee wa Israeli.
7 Pea ne ui hono hingoa ʻoe potu ko ia ko Masa, mo Melipa, ko e meʻa ʻi he lea fakamamahi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau ʻahiʻahi kovi kia Sihova, ʻi heʻenau pehē, “ʻOku ʻiate kitautolu ʻa Sihova pe ʻikai?”
Naye akapaita mahali pale Masa, na Meriba kwa sababu Waisraeli waligombana na kumjaribu Bwana wakisema, “Je, Bwana yu pamoja nasi au la?”
8 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻAmaleki, ʻo tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Lefitimi.
Waamaleki wakaja na kuwashambulia Waisraeli huko Refidimu.
9 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese kia Siosiua, “Fili haʻatau kau tangata, pea ʻalu ʻo tauʻi ʻa ʻAmaleki: te u tuʻu ʻapongipongi ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga mo e tokotoko ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi hoku nima.”
Mose akamwambia Yoshua, “Chagua baadhi ya watu wetu na uende kupigana na Waamaleki. Kesho nitasimama juu ya kilima nikiwa na fimbo ya Mungu mkononi mwangu.”
10 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Siosiua ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Mōsese kiate ia, ʻo ne tauʻi ʻa ʻAmaleki: pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese, mo ʻElone, mo Hua, ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga.
Kwa hiyo Yoshua akapigana na Waamaleki kama Mose alivyomwagiza, nao Mose, Aroni na Huri wakapanda juu ya kilima.
11 Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he hiki ki ʻolunga ʻae nima ʻo Mōsese, naʻe mālohi ʻa ʻIsileli: pea ka tuku hifo hono nima, naʻe mālohi ʻa ʻAmaleki.
Ikawa wakati wote Mose alipokuwa amenyanyua mikono yake, Waisraeli walikuwa wakishinda, lakini kila aliposhusha mikono yake Waamaleki walishinda.
12 Ka naʻe mamafa ʻae nima ʻo Mōsese pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻae maka ʻo tuku ia ke ne heka ai: pea naʻe poupou hake hono nima ʻe ʻElone mo Hua, ko e tokotaha ki hono toʻomataʻu, mo e taha ki hono toʻohema; pea naʻe taʻengāue hono nima ʻo aʻu ki he tō ʻae laʻā.
Mikono ya Mose ilipochoka, wakachukua jiwe na kumpa alikalie. Aroni na Huri wakaishikilia juu mikono ya Mose, mmoja upande huu na mwingine upande huu. Wakaitegemeza mikono yake ikabaki thabiti mpaka jua lilipozama.
13 Pea naʻe ikuna ʻe Siosiua ʻa ʻAmaleki mo hono kakai ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā.
Kwa hiyo Yoshua akalishinda jeshi la Waamaleki kwa upanga.
14 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese, “Tohi ʻae meʻa ni ʻi ha tohi, ko e meʻa fakamanatu, pea lau ia ʻi he telinga ʻo Siosiua: he te u fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae fakamanatu ki ʻAmaleki mei he lalo langi.”
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Andika mambo haya katika kitabu ili yakumbukwe, na uhakikishe kwamba Yoshua amesikia, kwa sababu nitafuta kabisa kumbukumbu la Amaleki chini ya mbingu.”
15 Pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ʻo ne ui hono hingoa ko Sihova-nisai:
Mose akajenga madhabahu na kuiita Yehova Nisi.
16 He naʻa ne pehē, “Kuo fuakava ʻa Sihova, ʻe tauʻi maʻuaipē ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻAmaleki ʻi he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.”
Mose akasema, “Kwa maana mikono iliinuliwa mpaka kwenye kiti cha enzi cha Bwana. Bwana atakuwa na vita dhidi ya Waamaleki kutoka kizazi hata kizazi.”
